Beltran a driven student and volunteer

Samantha Lorain Beltran “always gave 100 percent in anything she did.” Beltran died Dec 27 after being in a car accident.

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Samantha Lorain Beltran “always gave 100 percent in anything she did.” Beltran died Dec 27 after being in a car accident.

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Samantha Lorain Beltran “always gave 100 percent in anything she did.” Beltran died Dec 27 after being in a car accident.

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Samantha Lorain Beltran “always gave 100 percent in anything she did.” Beltran died Dec 27 after being in a car accident.

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Click ahead to see some of the notable San Antonians the city lost in 2017.

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Fernando Herrera

San Antonio musician Fernando Herrera most widely known for playing for John F. Kennedy just hours before the president’s death died Sept. 12, in San Antonio at the age of 88.

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Ruth Jones McClendon

The longtime democratic state representative who served District 120 for two decades died at age 74 on Dec. 19 following an extended battle with cancer.

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Addie Garner

Better known as 'Mama' of the iconic soul food restaurant Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking, Addie Garner hangs on the wall of Mr. and Mrs. G's Home Cooking. Garner died Sept. 11 at the age of 82.

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Bob Polunsky

A San Antonio movie critic for several decades, his reviews and celebrity interviews appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, on WOAI radio and on KENS-TV as well as many other local outlets.

Bob Polunsky

A San Antonio movie critic for several decades, his reviews and celebrity interviews appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, on WOAI radio and on KENS-TV as well as many other local outlets. Polunksy died Aug. 20, at the age of 85.

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Julie Iris Oldham

Known as 'Mama Bexar' Oldham a perennial mayoral candidate died in August at the age of 83.

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Ignacio "Nacho" Alvarado

Alvarado, who died Dec. 26 at the age of 57 from heart problems, worked his way to a management position at some of the River Walk's best-known restaurants, becoming a fixture of the

Ignacio "Nacho" Alvarado

Alvarado, who died Dec. 26 at the age of 57 from heart problems, worked his way to a management position at some of the River Walk's best-known restaurants, becoming a fixture of the river's dining scene.

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Kameron Prescott

The 6-year-old died Dec. 21 after Bexar County sheriff's deputies fired on a wanted felon who they believed was armed.

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Travis and Carla Kilian

Travis Kilian, 20, and his mother Carla Kilian, 55, were killed in a collision on July 1, 2017.

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Miguel Moreno

Officer Miguel Moreno, 32, died June 30 after being shot in the head while stopping two men on the street near downtown the day before.

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Florentino “Tino” Duran

Duran of the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame and publisher of La Prensa died June 25 at the age of 82.

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Wendell Burton

Burton, a San Antonio native and movie and TV actor, died of brain cancer May 30 at his Houston home at the age of 69.

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Scott Deem

Firefighter Deem, 31, died fighting a blaze in a Northwest side shopping center on May 18 while searching a burning building for potential victims.

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Ron Young

Music journalist and singer-songwriter Young died May 11 from complications with cancer. He was 67.

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Alicia Guadiana

Guadiana a long-time hostess at La Fonda on Main died April 11 at age 74.

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Dan Parman

Developer Parman who is credited for building Stone Oak died April 9 at age 81.

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Father Lawrence Stuebben

Stuebben, a San Antonio native and priest died at age 84 on March 28. He was formerly a key administrator in the San Antonio archdiocese.

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Dan Garcia

Garcia, a former anchor and consumer reporter in the '80s and '90s on San Antonio TV, died at 65 of congestive heart failure on Feb. 24.

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Bruce Hathaway

Hathaway a San Antonio radio legend died Jan. 27 from a heart attack at age 78.

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Victor Lopez

Victor Lopez of Los Keys which brought Las Vegas style shtick to the River Walk in the 1970s died at age 77 on Jan. 24 from a heart attack.

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Sebastian Campesi

Campesi, a longtime jazz musician and music teacher in San Antonio, died Jan. 13 at home. He was 95.

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Archbishop Patrick Flores

Flores was seen as a trailblazer for U.S. born Latino priests and bishops died Jan. 9 at age 87 from complications of pneumonia.

Samantha Lorain Beltran “always gave 100 percent in anything she did,” a commitment that led to her graduating from Brennan High School a year early.

“Samantha was very driven and determined to finish school early,” said her mother, Cynthia Gomez. “I didn’t push that on her or force her to finish school early, she took it upon herself.”

Beltran took online classes to finish school early, graduating in 2017. She also took AP classes. Her plan was to major in forensic biology at University of North Texas.

“We listened to different genres of music,” her mother said, “Chance The Rapper and One Direction are some of the bands and artist we listened together.” The two also participated in 5k races and went on the Texas Gunslinger, her mother recalled.

“Samantha was my Bonnie and I was Clyde; we did everything together,” she said.